Monthly Archives: October 2009

Negative Spaces

Negative spaces enhance the objects we see, build the characters we become, combine and contrast with reality.

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NaNo What?

In a nut-shell, and you need to be a little nuts to do this, you start with word one on the first day of the month, end by wrapping up the novel toward the end of the month with at least 50K words, verify your word count and collect bragging rights and a certificate online for your printing pleasure.

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The Spider’s Statement

Here’s how it went, see, I was minding my own business, she plops down with a bowl of what smelled like sour milk and scared me. I recovered and was getting ready to slink off to another room when suddenly she let out a shriek that could have shattered glass.

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Looking North

Big Sky Country, Montana Brags. Not too cold, not too windy, Goldilocks thinks it was just right. What a nice gift, too much, really, so I’ll share it with you.

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Late this October Morning

Nature is at her most fickle this October in Montana.
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Flu Venom

I have never had a flu shot. I have been tracking the news for months. Recently some schools closed, some kids were hit hard and unless a family has good health insurance and a low co-pay, flu is flu and unless things go bad, no one knows exactly what kind of flu they had.

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To Morning Chaos

Take one – Deer wishes the homeowner would put out a stepstool to make those high plums accessible.   Take Two – Toddler sharing the wonders of a zipper going up and down.   Take Three – The Sun is … Continue reading

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Morning Looking South

It snows, it rains, it freezes, Montana is constantly revising itself. Those warnings of Global Warming seem quite distant, today. I’m thinking of hot tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwiches.

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12 October 2009 – Morning Observation

A Libra Sun shines apologetically this morning, not quite warming the tiny Chick-a-dees as they work the frozen ground scrounging for food. The deer are back, already looking thinner and tired. I miss the magical Autumn colors, my camera is … Continue reading

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Touching Yourself

Do you know how often we touch ourselves? No, not that touching. I am thinking about how often we rub at an eye, brush our hand across that slight itch on our nose, wipe our lower lip, or push a stray scraggle of hair back into its place.

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